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NAWRA member, Richard Machin from Staffordshire University, has written an excellent piece for online journal ‘The Conversation’ entitled “A welfare adviser’s view on Universal Credit: a flawed system that emphasises process over people.” Richard highlights myriad problems with the rollout of Universal Credit and highlights NAWRAs position on implict consent.  Richard concludes his article by saying: Benefit advisers have long called for changes to the benefit system to make it easier to understand and access for claimants. The whole point of …

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NAWRA is proud to support Challenge Poverty Week in Scotland. The main aims of the week, which runs from 15-21 October 2017, are to: Highlight the reality of poverty and challenge the stereotypes that about exist about it; Demonstrate what is being done across Scotland to address poverty Increase public support for more action to solve poverty You can find out more by visiting the Poverty Alliance.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of long time NAWRA member, Jane Emerson. Jane, who was just 56 years old, was a dedicated welfare rights worker who fought tirelessly for her clients and for wider rights issues, particularly around disability.  She was a regular attendee at our conferences and will be greatly missed by all of us at NAWRA. A tribute to Jane has also been published by Socialist Worker.

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Thanks to everyone who came along to our meeting in Edinburgh on 8 September 2017.  Notes from the meeting are available in the members area. SNP MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Ben Macpherson, who attended the workshops, said: “With the new Social Security Bill at Stage 1 in the Parliament, this is of course an especially significant time for the development of Social Security policy in Scotland. Conferences, like NAWRAs today, are playing an important role in that. Building …

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